Bratislava vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$719
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$820
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
476K
15.5M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 16% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4319th and 4816th ($1307 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Turkey, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 506th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$13982

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$1197
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$1965
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$1681
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1772
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
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$1698
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$989
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1062
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1051
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1067
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$789
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1136
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$910
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1344
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1220
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1094
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$883
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$952
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1065
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1137
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1195
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$938
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1211
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$876
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1574
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
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$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985